Formula 1 fans unite! This year Formula 1 will be held twice in Asia (in Singapore and in Malaysia) so there are more chances to catch the action live. My husband and his friends are big fans of the Ferrari F1 team and have been rooting for their favorite team for more than a decade now. Of course, most of them were heartbroken when Michael Schumacher retired from racing to be replaced by younger talents like Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton. With the season almost here, you can bet that F1 addicts will be racing home on Saturday and Sunday evenings to watch the qualifying rounds and the actual races.

For Filipinos, like my husband and his friends, Asian courses are the most accessible if and when they do decide to watch the races live. But for those who would want to see the races in European countries such as Belgium, Spain, Monacco, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Hungary, there are online sites where you can get your Sports Tickets, even Concert Tickets pretty much like online airline ticket purchases – now isn’t that convenient?! Tickets available online anytime. Never content with just watching the action at home, arrangements like these will definitely make it easier to experience the events live, up-close, personal and definitely more exciting.

• My barely-a-month-old Anna Sui Secret Wish Eau De Toilette was confiscated at immigration. And hell yeah, I was extremely pissed! You see, I got that cologne at The World Trade Bazaar for, guess what, 40% off! And! I had only used for like, 10 times! But I had no one to blame but myself (which is probably I was so upset). I just dumped it inside my handcarry and didn’t even think of the airport regulations. Ayan tuloy Kelly! Tsk tsk tsk!

• Manu’s F1 cap, which was purchased at Monaco, got lost at Changi Airport! This was also upsetting as this was our favorite cap, add to the fact that you just can’t buy it anywhere! Again, Tsk tsk tsk!

• Manu’s Percy Lights and Sounds train (which costs P1,000 for a small wooden train, can you believe it?) also got lost somewhere between Pepper Lunch and Royal Plaza. At first, we thought that it was under our bed but when Gats tried to look for it, Percy wasn’t there.

• All of the above happened during the first day of our trip. TSK! TSK! TSK!

• We were able to purchase accessories for Manu’s train set, namely:

The Echo Tunnel

A limited edition Holiday Tunnel with Christmas Thomas

Quarry Mine Tunnel

• I was able to buy a pair of Melissa Night which costs 50% less than retail price in Manila

• I was able to buy three boxes of Royce’ chocolates. Yumyumyum!

• And the ultimate highlight of the entire trip? Going through the entire experience with my Manu and Gats. Everything else comes in second.